January 7, 2012

Inspired thoughts of spring gardening

- by Debra Anchors

Like all gardeners in the frozen north, I spend the winter dreaming of the projects I will take on during the coming season. Ideas are written in the margins of catalogs and magazines and within a very quickly expanding file residing on Pinterest. A digital camera is almost always with me so that when I see a clever or beautiful idea to adapt to my garden, I capture a photograph of it.

As I go through my photographs, I thought I would share a few things inspiring my mood and thoughts of spring these days. How do you get your inspiration?

Although there weren't instructions for constructing these bodacious beauties, I would place a kitchen size garbage bag inside each leg and then fill each with something that could follow the line of the jeans but also be heavy enough to hold the planter in place. I would then use another kitchen garbage bag for the seat of the jeans, filled with a quality garden soil.

Or, I might thread some rope through the belt loops of the jeans and then attach them to something sturdy, such as a fence. I could then use bubble wrap or crumpled plastic grocery bags to shape the legs.

What do you think? How would you make one of the denim planters?

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Such a whimsical eye catcher! These would provoke a delightful giggle for sure!

To make them, I would consider constructing a PVC & wood block armature for rigidity then fill with a substance along the lines of shipping peanuts. Then either use the PVC pipe as the planter or secure plastic pots to the armature.

Look forward to see what other creative ideas others suggest! Such an inspiring site!

I peruse gardening magazines and other blogs for inspiration. I also just let my wacky mind wander and try to come up with creative solutions to garden problems, even if the problem is just an empty space I want to fill. If I could guarantee the denim planters would irritate my HOA, I'd figure out how to make one tonight! :o)

I love Rest in Pieces! That's perfect. And the HOA referred to above is Home Owner's Association. I like you're blog. I'll have to look into it more as my weather warms up later for good ideas on sprucing up my yard. It looks like you have some great ideas.

I LoVe your blue jean planters!!!! Been searching for ideas for jeans (in support of rare diseases, the denim support ribbons). I was diagnosed with hereditary spastic paraparesis (slowly going paralyzed from the waist down) & there is no cure or treatment currently. So this is a awesome way to show hope is in our genes & helps create awareness!! I would love to share your planters with the people at the global genes project, if you do not mind?!?

Hello Allison - Share away! The blue jean planters are not my project, but is one I shared. Please be sure to give credit to Tom Ballinger (for BBB Seed Heirloom Vegetable & Wildflower Seeds) and not to me.

I would love it if you would please share a link to my blog. Thank you for visiting!

I think this is a wonderful idea that surely will make people smile. Stuffing the legs with straw may be a solution because it is outside...no mold or mildew will collect. Nailing the belt of the pants to planter boxes would be easiest to do.

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